My Essie Nail Polish Collection

When you open my nail polish drawer (yes, there’s a drawer, I’m only moderately ashamed of that), you can see pretty quickly which brand is my favourite – Essie nail polish. I basically cover the whole rainbow in my collection and I always return to their colours when I’m not sure what to paint on my nails. Here is my humble little collection… (sarcasm, obviously)

Reds– No-one does a red like Essie and the 6 that I own attest to that.

Fifth Avenue – a red-orange beauty.Trombone – a slightly sheerer raspberry red but one that I really love whenever I wear it. Although I bought it mostly for the name (little known fact – I used to play the trombone).Jag-U-Are – probably my favourite of the red bunch, a blue-y red with a golden gleam to it.After Sex– wahey, a risque name. A similar one to Jag-U-Are but slightly more purple.Scarlett O’Hara – again, similar to the previous two but deeper. Do I need all three? No…Leading Lady – a deep red with a whole lot of glitter running through it.

Rock The Boat – light, light blue with a teensy bit of shimmer.Bikini So Teeny – darker and bolder than Rock The Boat, another favourite.Coat Azure – my very first Essie polish, a medium blue with a bit of shimmer.
In The Cab-ana – a bright aqua/teal (I struggled deciding whether to put it with the greens or the blues)Strut Your Stuff – bright, in your face, almost neon mid-blue.Mesmerise – a royal dark blue.Style Cartel – my most recent Essie purchase, the perfect not-too-dark navy.After School Boy Blazer – an almost black shade but in some lights it’s deep dark navy.

Purples –

Go Ginza– beautiful lavender, perfect for Spring, I’ve found.Sexy Divide – a shimmering deep purple (looks cool in the bottle too)Sole Mate – a deep, dark berry – I wear this one to death in winter.

Neutrals –

Ballet Slippers – the ultimate Essie shade. A sheer, pale pink.Sugar Daddy – very similar to Ballet Slippers but with a little bit of shimmer.Jazz – A warm-toned beige. Another one I bought for the name (another fact, I used to play jazz trombone, yes I’m a little bit lame).Chinchilly – I love this shade, a greyish taupe that looks oh so chic.

As I said, I truly cover most of the rainbow but what can I say, I love my Essie polishes. The bottle is classy, the brush is great and I can normally find them pretty cheap. At the moment they’re 2 for $20 at Priceline which is a pretty great deal so if any of these shades have caught your attention make sure you go and check it out!

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